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Genetically Modified Yeast Can Ferment 5-carbon Sugars from Biomass to Ethanol
Professor Eckhard Boles at the Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany and his colleagues have genetically modified the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to express a newly identified enzyme to enable the fermentation of xylose (a 5-carbon sugar) as well 6-carbon sugars (e.g., glucose). A paper on their work appeared online 13 February in the journal Applied Environmental Microbiology. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
Smart breeding
Starts with the same plants but applies genetic analysis to figure out exactly which genes are responsible for the desired traits
What is Synthetic Genomics Doing with Algae?
I read about Synthetic Genomics doing some work on GM algae? Got to check more - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy Bio Technology
GM Biofuels
Christoph Benning at the Michigan State University in East Lansing suggests growing crops that are genetically modified to produce enzymes that speed up or improve the production of biodiesel from fuel crops like corn, soya or rapeseed. A harvest of those "refinery crops" can then by mixed with fuel crops to trigger and speed up the reactions necessary to produce the long chain fatty acids that make biodiesel. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
DuPont India launches agri-research center
New research facility in Hyderabad aims to bring crop genetics to market faster for improving biofuels and biomaterial products. DuPont said it expects to begin full operations of its crop genetics research and development in November. The facility located in central India plans to focus on bringing new crop science innovations to the global market that boost production and lower costs for a variety of biofuels and biomaterial products. - Read More
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Topics : Agriculture